Pakistani Transgender, Neha Malik.
Lahore: The story of Neha Malik of Pakistan is a little different. First he chose the profession of dancing to live and then the profession of prostitution … then now he has turned himself towards studies. Neha Malik’s forward target is now to become a chef in a hotel. Therefore, she is getting proficient in culinary art. This story is not of Neha Malik alone in Pakistan. Rather there are many characters who have now been included in a special project of a Pakshala.
All these transgender students are being taught the art of cooking there. This includes 31 -year -old Neha Malik, who danced in parties and weddings for livelihood and was also involved in body trade. In January, he enrolled in a new course launched for the Kinnar community at the ‘Kalinery and Hotel Institute of Pakistan’. In January, the first group of 25 transgender students took admission in a six -month free course being operated in Pakistan’s cultural capital Lahore. The second group of 25 students started training on February 1. Now, Neha is dreaming of working as a chef in Dubai. She never leaves any class. He said, “I am so immersed in learning that I do not have time to dance now.”
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In the conservative Muslim -majority country, the Kinnar community is considered an excluded. Some transgender are forced to beg, dance and even prostitution to earn livelihood. They are also at risk of attacks. The United Nations Development Agency said last year that most of the transgender people in Pakistan have experienced violence or misconduct and most of them have said to be deprived of employment opportunities due to their gender identity. The UNDP said only seven percent of transgender were employed in the formal sector.
Last year, Lahore launched its first ride-sharing service in an attempt to save transgender people and women from discrimination and oppression. Earlier, in 2022, Pakistan started a hotline for transgender people. Neha said, “The society usually looks at us with a low eye. We have to change this mindset. Now, people come to me and see me in the chef’s coat and cap asks what I do. (AP)
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